Product Designer

Slingshot Aerospace

Product Designer at Slingshot Aerospace shaping user experiences. Leading design initiatives in aerospace data and AI decision tools with user-centered focus.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the design vision for your product area(s), connecting long-term user needs with near-term execution plans.
Collaborate closely with product and engineering leads to shape roadmaps, clarify goals, and define success metrics.
Translate abstract, ambiguous challenges into clear design problems and informed recommendations.
Own the full design lifecycle—from discovery and wireframes to detailed interaction specs and production-ready assets.
Craft innovative experiences that balance usability, technical feasibility, and domain-specific complexity (e.g., spatial, data-rich, or mission-critical environments).
Lead and contribute to complex feature and system-level design initiatives, ensuring cohesion and scalability across the platform.
Conduct and integrate research, testing, and data insights into every phase of the design process.
Partner with UX researchers, engineers, and domain experts to ground decisions in evidence and real-world behavior.
Communicate insights through storytelling, frameworks, and documentation that foster empathy and alignment.
Contribute to the evolution of Slingshot’s design system, UI patterns, and visual standards across platforms and teams.
Apply a strong understanding of hierarchy, typography, motion, and layout to create intuitive and expressive interfaces.
Maintain a high bar for craft, consistency, and accessibility.
Collaborate fluidly with engineering, product, program, growth, sales, and marketing teams to align on vision and execution.
Serve as a thought partner to product managers and technical leads; influence trade-offs and strategic choices.
Champion a user-centered approach across the company, advocating for design best practices and systemic thinking.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance, preference given for active TS Clearance.
4+ years of professional product design experience, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
Track record of delivering high-impact, user-centered solutions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Bachelor's degree in a design-related field (e.g., HCI, Visual Design, Interaction Design), or equivalent practical experience.
Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance.
Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Fluency with design tools (Figma, Lucid Charts, Adobe CC) and prototyping methods across fidelity levels.
Experience with systems design, modular interfaces, and information-dense products.
Domain experience in aerospace, geospatial tech, 3D visualization, or real-time decision tools is a plus.
Strong interaction and visual design skills with a portfolio demonstrating shipped work that balances creativity, usability, and business value.
Adept at communicating trade-offs, surfacing risks, and influencing cross-functional decisions.
Ability to create frameworks, playbooks, and tools that elevate design quality across the team.
Comfortable leading design critiques, mentoring peers, and contributing to design culture and operational excellence.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance, preference given for active TS Clearance.
4+ years of professional product design experience, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
Track record of delivering high-impact, user-centered solutions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Bachelor's degree in a design-related field (e.g., HCI, Visual Design, Interaction Design), or equivalent practical experience.
Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance.
Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Fluency with design tools (Figma, Lucid Charts, Adobe CC) and prototyping methods across fidelity levels.
Experience with systems design, modular interfaces, and information-dense products.
Domain experience in aerospace, geospatial tech, 3D visualization, or real-time decision tools is a plus.
Strong interaction and visual design skills with a portfolio demonstrating shipped work that balances creativity, usability, and business value.
Adept at communicating trade-offs, surfacing risks, and influencing cross-functional decisions.
Ability to create frameworks, playbooks, and tools that elevate design quality across the team.
Comfortable leading design critiques, mentoring peers, and contributing to design culture and operational excellence.

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Hard Skills & Tools

product designinteraction designvisual designsystems designprototypinguser-centered designdesign lifecycleinformation-dense productsaccessibilitydesign best practices

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationleadershipstorytellingmentoringinfluencingadvocacyproblem-solvingcritical thinkingcreativity

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in design-related fieldactive TS/SCI Security Clearance